We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

The formation disappeared.

The Gu worms have lost contact.

All the signs were unexpected, leaving everyone stunned for a moment before they became excited.

"Go in and take a look!"

Without the obstruction of the formation, the already unstable order collapsed completely at this moment. The crowd ignored the middle-aged man and others and rushed into Jiuhua Mountain in a swarm.

Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man and the others turned pale. They tried to stop them, but there were simply too many people fleeing, and they couldn't stop them all.

"Master Wu, what exactly happened?"

Some people remained calm and were not overwhelmed by the unraveling of the formation, and asked Master Wu for the reason.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man and the others calmed down and looked at Master Wu.

The current situation is so strange that it's like pouring a bucket of cold water on everyone's enthusiasm.

Don't dare to act rashly.

After all, the inheritance of the Gu Immortal means both a great opportunity and a terrible danger.

"I am not sure as well."

Master Wu shook his head; he was also somewhat bewildered and didn't understand what had happened.

This was the first time he had ever seen anything like it.

"The sudden disappearance of the formation gives me the feeling that someone deliberately removed it."

That being said, he still offered his own perspective.

"Revoked by someone?" the middle-aged man murmured. "Could it be someone from one of the four great families?"

News of Kitagawa Yu's and the others' deaths did not spread, and they were unaware of their deaths. They all assumed that the other party had left because they could not find a way to activate the formation, but now it seems that this is not the case.

"They're using us as pawns!"

Some people were indignant.

They were angry that the four major families had used them as tools, and they were also furious that Kitagawa Yu and his group had seized the treasure first after they activated the formation.

"They may not necessarily be from the four major families."

Master Wu shook his head. There are also talented and extraordinary people among the four great families.

Even if these people are not as good as me, they may still find a way to break the formation, so there is no need to do anything underhanded.

If it's not one of the four major families, then who could it be?

For a moment, he couldn't think of an answer, and his brows furrowed.

"Whoever it is, we'll find out soon enough."

At this moment, the middle-aged man snorted coldly.

These words immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Surrounded by familiar faces, the middle-aged man made no attempt to hide anything and said, "I once had a remarkable encounter, so a wisp of my primordial spirit resides within the downgraded Gu. Unless the Gu worm perishes, I will know its location no matter where it goes."

"Really?" someone asked hastily upon hearing this, wanting to confirm the truth.

The middle-aged man nodded; he wasn't lying.

The truth is that there is more to it than most people know.

In fact, not only does the Degradation Gu contain a wisp of his primordial spirit, but all his Gu worms do as well.

There's no need to be frank about that.

"Do you have a way to find the person who made the move?" Master Wu asked after a moment of silence, his tone somewhat urgent.

The reason he was urging him so much was because he suspected that the Gu Immortal's inheritance was very likely to be taken by someone else.

Otherwise, the formation wouldn't have activated for no reason.

The person who stole the Gu Immortal's inheritance might also be the one who took away the Gu worms.

Even if they aren't, there must be some connection between them.

However, he was still somewhat worried. If the person who took away the Gu Immortal's inheritance was indeed from one of the four great families, then this matter would be a bit difficult to handle.

Although these people have powerful backing, they can unite to contend with one of the four major families.

But it's far from enough to compete with the four major families.

This means that even if they know who has obtained the Gu Immortal's inheritance, they have no ability to seize it, and can only watch helplessly as someone else takes it away.

Even so, he was prepared to go and take a look.

The middle-aged man also realized this, so he quickly sensed the location of the Gu worm.

"found it!"

……

While thousands of Gu Masters entered Jiuhua Mountain, Su Chen and Wen Qingya had already quietly left.

Master Wu and the others guessed correctly; he did indeed take away the Yuanli Assimilation Gu and the Degradation Gu.

The reason for taking him away was simple: when Su Chen witnessed Master Wu and others using these two types of Gu worms to activate the formation, he had a flash of inspiration and thought of a method to mix Yin and Yang immortal energies.

That is to follow the example and find a kind of Gu worm that can assimilate immortal energy.

However, he had no idea how to proceed yet; he needed to try different methods on these two types of Gu worms.

After leaving Mount Jiuhua, Su Chen flew for several hours and found a deserted mountain. He carved out a cave dwelling there and prepared to continue his cultivation.

"You guys keep watch for me."

After leaving a message, he went into the cave and began to study it diligently.

"Let's try using the downgrade Gu to see if we can downgrade the immortal energy."

He took out the downgraded Gu, but instead of refining the Gu worm, he indirectly controlled it through a secret method obtained from Master Heiyan.

This kind of control is entirely due to the skill of the controller.

If the controller is stronger than the original owner of the Gu worm, then the controller can control the Gu worm. Moreover, the stronger the Gu worm, the easier it is to control, and the controller is no less capable than the original owner.

Su Chen's strength goes without saying; he successfully controlled it in just a short time.

Immediately, he infused the yin and yang immortal energies into the Gu worm.

The amount was very small; he was worried that the Gu worms couldn't withstand it, so he dared not administer too much.

After all, this is only an eighth-level Gu worm, which is not considered a high level.

As the two wisps of immortal energy entered the Degradation Gu, the Gu worm's abdomen moved wildly, as if a machine was running, and the Degradation Gu was also downgrading the immortal energy.

Perhaps because Su Chen's strength was far superior to that of the middle-aged man, the demotion process went very smoothly.

Before long, Su Chen discovered that the two streams of immortal energy, Yin and Yang, had transformed into Yuan Power.

These two strands of Yuan energy were far more refined than ordinary Yuan energy, even slightly inferior to his own Hunyuan power.

"Actually, they haven't been completely downgraded. They still retain some of the aura of immortality, but it's not very strong."

After observing for a moment, Su Chen came to a conclusion.

Then try to absorb and fuse these two streams of immortal energy using the power of primordial chaos.

The absorption process went relatively smoothly, but the integration process was quite difficult.

The Primordial Power, which was usually invincible and could easily absorb other Yuan Power, was now helpless as if it had encountered a tough opponent. No matter how Su Chen tried, he still could not completely integrate the two strands of immortal energy.

There seems to be an invisible barrier between the three, and it has always been difficult to break through that thin veil.

"It seems we still have to try the Yuanli Assimilation Gu."

Su Chen took out all thirteen Yuan Power Assimilation Gu he had obtained and began to control them, focusing his attention on thirteen different things at once.

Originally, he was unable to multitask, as the more Gu worms he controlled, the more his mental energy was depleted.

He was only able to do it because his level of Yuanli assimilation of Gu was too low.

If it were a Nine-Turn Gu Worm, he could only focus on nine things at most; any more would overload his mind and wouldn't achieve the best results.

Even so, controlling thirteen Gu worms at the same time was still quite strenuous for Su Chen.

However, although it is tiring to operate, the effect is also remarkable.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Su Chen finally began to see some progress in the fusion of the three elements.

The first thing to merge is the Yin and Yang energies, which intertwine to form a trend resembling the Tai Chi Bagua.

Once the two had almost merged, Su Chen attempted to integrate the Primordial Chaos Power. However, before he could even get close, it was repelled by the two.

Su Chen knew that this was because they had not fully merged, so they were somewhat repelled by the power of the Primordial Chaos.

I'm not in a hurry.

Observe the situation while waiting for an opportunity.

As time passed, the two strands of immortal energy slowly and steadily merged into one.

The color has completely changed.

It turned into a chaotic color, like the power of primordial chaos.

At this moment, Su Chen slowly approached, controlling the power of chaos, and an astonishing scene unfolded.

He thought that the Yin-Yang Immortal Qi would still repel the Primordial Chaos Power as before, but to his surprise, the two of them actually took the initiative to absorb the Primordial Chaos Power.

The Primordial Power offered no resistance whatsoever, like a child who couldn't resist being overpowered, allowing the Yin-Yang Immortal Qi to absorb and fuse with it.

The three forces finally merged at this moment.

The fusion process went exceptionally smoothly, and in the end, the three forces merged into one.

This energy possesses both the sacredness of Yin-Yang Immortal Qi and the vastness of Primordial Chaos Power. Although its power is not as great as the former, it is not far off, not to mention the latter, which completely leaves Primordial Chaos Power behind.

"The new Primordial Power".

Su Chen murmured, controlling the new wisp of primordial energy to circulate within his body.

Wherever it goes, any primordial power retreats.

"Unfortunately, its effect on tempering the body is not as good as that of Yang Immortal Qi, and its effect on tempering the primordial spirit is not as good as that of Yin Immortal Qi. Its only advantage is that it can temper both the physical body and the primordial spirit."

Su Chen was somewhat disappointed. He had thought that the combined Yin-Yang Primordial Power would be more effective than Immortal Qi, but now it seemed that he had been delusional.

"However, this has given me an idea. It seems I need to find a more powerful Yuan Power Assimilation Gu. The current Yuan Power Assimilation Gu can only assimilate Yuan Power. I need to assimilate Immortal Qi, but..."

The method was found, and the approach was clear, but the problem was not so easily solved.

As far as Su Chen knew, the sixth-rank Yuan Power Assimilation Gu was already the most advanced Gu worm for refining Yuan Power.

The problem of wanting to achieve higher levels is not something that can be solved by joint training; rather, there is simply no way to conduct joint training, and therefore no way to do so.

Therefore, it was destined that Su Chen's method would not be very useful.

At least in the short term, this method is practically useless.

"Forget it, let's convert all the Primordial Chaos Power in my body into new Primordial Chaos Power first."

While one cannot use the new Primordial Chaos Power to temper the physical body and primordial spirit, one can eliminate the old Primordial Chaos Power within the body.

It can at least enhance the power of Yuan energy to some extent, so it can be considered a small gain.

In the following period, Su Chen continuously transformed the Primordial Chaos Power through the Yuan Power Assimilation Gu and the Downgrading Gu.

The conversion process itself wasn't too difficult; it just took time.

The immortal energy is downgraded, and we'll call it secondary immortal energy for now. You don't need much secondary immortal energy; just a trace is enough to transform into a primordial force.

Therefore, the conversion process is greatly shortened.

After tens of thousands of repetitions, Su Chen finally revitalized all the primordial energy within his body.

Its power has increased.

Their strength has also improved significantly.

After finishing his seclusion, Su Chen walked out of the cave.

Outside the cave entrance, only the Heaven-Slaying Blade remained to guard him. Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but ask, "Why are you the only one left? Where is your Qingya?"

"What do you mean, 'my elegance'? Don't slander someone's innocence without reason!" Duan Tiandao exclaimed in a panic, quickly denying it.

Su Chen simply smiled after hearing this and didn't say anything more.

Duan Tiandao coughed lightly and replied, "There's nothing else to do now, so I let her go back first."

"Oh?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow, then rubbed his forehead. That idiot Duan Tian Dao actually let the other party go back.

He didn't know what to say for a moment.

The two were silent for a moment.

Su Chen changed the subject: "It's good that she's gone back. It's indeed inconvenient for us to take her with us on our next mission."

"Where are we going? To the Kitagawa family?" Duan Tian Dao asked.

Su Chen nodded.

The two flew towards the Kitagawa family's residence.

at the same time.

Near Mount Jiuhua, a middle-aged man who had been searching for Gu worms suddenly changed his expression.

Just now, he sensed the aura of the Demotion Gu.

"what happened?"

Master Wu quickly noticed this and couldn't help but ask.

The middle-aged man's expression changed slightly, but then returned to normal: "I can sense the aura of the Degradation Gu. Let's go there quickly."

He wanted to keep it a secret, but Master Wu and the others kept following him, so he couldn't hide it no matter what.

Besides, bringing them along isn't entirely without its advantages; we might actually come in handy sometime.

So he didn't hesitate for long and told everyone the news.

Upon learning of this, Master Wu and the others were overjoyed and quickly followed the middle-aged man.

"right here!"

Following the scent of the Degradation Gu, the middle-aged man and his companions quickly arrived at the cave where Su Chen had previously secluded himself.

Standing in front of the cave, the middle-aged man frowned.

He did not sense any Gu Master's aura inside the cave.

There was indeed the aura of Gu worms, including not only the downgraded Gu but also the Yuanli assimilation Gu.

"Go in and have a look."

After a moment's thought, the middle-aged man spoke, intending to have everyone go inside with him.

Everyone agreed.

The group entered the cave.

Before long, they emerged from the cave, their faces turning grim.

They arrived too late; the one who had seized the Gu worm had already vanished before they even got there.

Only the Degradation Gu and the Yuan Power Assimilation Gu remained.

Upon regaining the Demotion Gu, the middle-aged man's complexion not only failed to improve but instead became extremely ugly.

He felt that the other party's behavior was clearly a subtle mockery of him!

"Oh no."

Suddenly, a cry of surprise rang out from Master Wu.

Everyone looked at Master Wu, their faces showing confusion.

The middle-aged man was no exception; it was hard to imagine what could have caused Master Wu to lose his composure like this.

The other person's expression looked like they had seen a ghost.

This only fueled everyone's curiosity.

Before they could ask any questions, Master Wu recovered from his astonishment and said with a bitter smile, "See for yourselves."

He shared the latest news with everyone.

"what?"

"How can this be!"

"The patriarchs of the four great families, all of them were ninth-level Gu masters, and they're all dead!"

"..."

Upon hearing this news, everyone was speechless with surprise, remaining stunned for a long time. (End of Chapter)